Joint Task Force recorded another
victory in Damaturu, Yobe state early Sunday morning as about 30 Boko haram
fundamentalists including Bakaba who has only one eye but is a field commanding
officer of the dreaded Islamic sect in the north eastern state. There was a gun duel between the security
forces and the radical group that has anti-western education philosophy.
The shootout took place in an
area known as Kandahar of Damaturu. Also not less than 10 of the Abubakar
Shekau loyalists were captured alive in addition to arms and ammunitions. The
victory came as a result of search operation embarked upon by the JTF in the
Kandahar and Cemetery areas of the capital. The spokesman for the JTF in Yobe Lt. Eli Lazarus confirmed the raid and added
that those arrested are assisting the security agencies in their bid to track
other members of the sect. They have advised the residents of the state to go
about their lawful businesses without fear.
Meanwhile, Security operatives have
discovered a bomb factory located in the Maitunmbi area of Niger state. The
force acted on confession made by a captured Boko Haram member who was one of
those arrested for killing Policemen in two separate operations. Some items like gas cylinder prepared for
explosion, 30 cans of disposable food items filled with explosive substances, 25kg
fertilizer bags, batteries, remote control, electrical gadgets were recovered
from the factory but no arrest has been made.
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